Combination furniture



March 17, 1953 D. G. BRYANT 2,631,302

COMBINATION FURNITURE Filed Oct. 11, 1951 2 SHEET HEET 1 43 Dennis 6.Bryant INVENTOR.

March 17,1953 D. G. BRYANT COMBINATION FURNITURE 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 FiledOct. 11, 1951 Fig 2 Dennis 6. Bryant INVEN TOR.

Patented Mar. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION FURNITUREDennis G. Bryant, Paducah, Ky.

Application October 11, 1951, Serial No. 250,933

2 Claims.

My invention relates to combination furniture for nurseries andespecially to improvements in power driven reciprocating nurserycradles.

An important object of my invention is to pro- Vide a power drivenreciprocating cradle body mounted in suitably elevated position on asubjacent cabinet base which houses the power drive and is equipped forstoring bath accessories for convenient use in bathing an infant at thecradle body.

Another object is to provide a simply constructed slide mounting for thecradle body for guiding the same while reciprocating and a simple formof motor drive for reciprocating the cradle body slowly and with aminimum amount of jar.

Still another object is to provide means for locking the cradle body atwill against reciprocation if the cradle body should be obstructed inits movement while the power drive is operating.

Other and subordinate objects, within the purview of my invention,together with the precise nature of my improvements will be readilyunderstood when the succeeding description and claims are read withreference to the drawings accompanying and forming part of thisspecification.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my invention in the preferredembodiment thereof;

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section;

Figure 3 is a view in vertical transverse section taken on the line 3-3of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical transverse section taken onthe line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a detail view partly in side elevation and partly inlongitudinal section illustrating the locking means for the cradle body,and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section taken on the lines6-6 of Figure 4.

Describing my invention in detail, with reference to the drawings bynumerals, and first with reference to the cabinet base, designatedgenerally by the numeral I, said cabinet base is of elongatedrectangular form with end panels 2, a top panel 3, front and back panels4, 5 and a pair of left and right hand end compartments 6, I separatedfrom a central compartment 8 by vertical transverse partition walls 9.The end panels 2 extend above the top panel 3 for a purpose presentlyseen. Castors I0 at the corners of the cabinet base I support the same.

The cradle body II is preferably rectangular and shorter than thecabinet base I and includes a bottom mattress supporting panel I2 andend members l3 depending below said panel I2.

Means for mounting the cradle body I for reciprocation longitudinally ofthe cabinet base above the top panel 3 is provided comprising thefollowing: A pair of guide rods |5 are fixed at the ends thereof in theend panels 2 by nuts I6 to extend longitudinally of the cabinet base andhorizontally above the top panel 3 adjacent opposite sides of saidcabinet base I, in parallel relation. A pair of tubular slides I! on theguide rods I5 are suitably fixed to the lower edges of the end membersI3 to extend longitudinally of and below said body H at opposite sidesthereof. The power-drive, designated at a unit by the numeral 20, is,with the exception presently seen,

housed in the left hand end compartment 6. The

power drive 20 comprises a horizontal crank shaft 2| rotatably mountedat its ends in said compartment 6 crosswise of the cabinet base by apair of hanger brackets 2|, 22 bolted to the top panel 3, as at 23. Apitman rod 24 extends from the crank shaft 2| at a suitable angleupwardly through a slot 25 in the top panel 3 and is pivotallyconnected, as at 26, between a pair of lugs 21 suitably fixed to thebottom panel I2 of the cradle body II. As shown in Figure 3, the pitmanrod 24 is disposed in the median plane of the cradle body H andconnected to said body adjacent one end thereof, in the mannerdescribed.

An electric motor in the bottom of the compartment 6 is operativelyconnected to one end of the crank shaft 2| by speed reducing belt andpulley connections, as follows. A shaft 3| intermediate the crank shaft2| and the motor 30 and journaled parallel with said crank shaft and thearmature shaft 32 of said motor is journaled in bearing brackets 33 onthe end panel 2 adjacent said compartment 6 and provided with relativelylarge and small pulleys 34, 35 fastened thereon. A belt 36 connects thelarge pulley 34 to a relatively smaller pulley 31 on the armature shaft32. A second belt 38 connects the small pulley 35 to a larger pulley 39on the crank shaft 2|.

A hinged door 39 is provided in the front panel 4 for access to thecompartments 6 to service the described power drive 20. A motor controlswitch 43 is provided on said panel 4 and which may be interposed in anysuitable manner in a motor control circuit, not shown. An electric cable4| extends from the motor 30 for connection to a house circuit in theusual manner.

The locking means for the cradle body comprises a vertical screw shaft42 threaded into a bushing 43 fixed in the top panel 3 beneath one ofthe slides H. A knurled disk 44 on the shaft 42 above the bushing 43provides for turning said shaft 42 to feed the same upwardly anddownwardly. The screw shaft 42 is provided with a reduced upper end 45for entering a bottom aperture 46 in said slide l'l upon upward feed ofthe shaft 42, whereby to lock the cradle body H against reciprocation.

A drawer 50 is slidably mounted in the center compartment on guides onthe partition walls 9 for sliding outwardly of the front panel 4.Suitable corner stops 52 on the drawer 50 for engaging stops, as at 53,on the partition walls 9 limit outward sliding of said drawer. Verticalstops, as at 54 on the partition walls 9 limiting inward sliding of saiddrawer. A shallow bath tub 55 is suspended by its rim 56 on the drawer50 on cleats 51 in said drawer and is provided with a valved bottom,flexible drain pipe 58 adapted to be pulled through a hole 59 in thebottom of, the drawer 50 as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, fordraining said bath tub 55.

The right hand compartment 1 contains a tier of sliding drawers 60suitably mounted on guides Si in said compartment and designed forcontaining bath accessories, such as towels, and the like.

As will be apparent, the described power drive reciprocates the cradlebody II on the guide rods l5 at a very slow speed relative to that ofthe motor and if the cradle body II is accidentally held againstreciprocation, as by an obstruction, the belts 36 and 38 will slip andprevent damage to the cradle body. The bath tub 55, when the drawer ispulled out is within convenient reach close to the cradle body H so thatan infant may be lifted out of the 4 tub and deposited in the cradlebody quickly and easily. When the bath tub is in use, the

drawers may be easily and quickly reached for obtaining desiredaccessories by persons standing in front of the drawer 50.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suiTlce to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification,without departing from the inventive concept, and right is hereinreserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination, a base cabinet having a top panel, end panels risingabove said top panel, and a compartment in one end thereof, a pair oflaterally spaced guide rods supported by said end panels between thesame and above said top panel, a cradle surmounting said rods and havinga bottom and end cross members below said bottom, a pair of tubularslides on said rods surmounted by and fixed to said cross memberswhereby said cradle is mounted for reciprocation with its bottom spacedabove said sleeves, and a power drive in said compartment operativelyconnected through said top panel to said bottom for reciprocating thecradle.

2. The combination according to claim 1, and a lock on said top panelengageable with one of said sleeves to prevent reciprocation of thecradle. v

DENNIS G. BRYANT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,733,115 Capito et al Oct. 29,1929 1,795,246 Brown Mar. 3, 1931 2,493,655 Chodacki et al. Jan. 3, 1950

